Maybe even better than before.

( though he doubts it, because this requires actual time and effort to grow stronger. but lio smiles when sora confirms it (they really do look like twins, don't they?) and nods once he's asked that first question. )

I have. And... I don't know if nice is the right word for it, but maybe it's just his version of nice that he's given me.

( a beat, then he turns it around. )

Is he nice to you?